Music Production, music composition, recording, mixing and mastering

From 58 £ /h

Overview:
This course is designed to guide you through the exciting world of music production, no matter your current level of experience. From the fundamentals to advanced techniques, you’ll learn how to create, record, mix, and master your own tracks using professional tools. This flexible and dynamic course is perfect for beginners looking to start from scratch, as well as experienced producers aiming to refine their skills.

What Will You Learn?
For Beginners:
• Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs): How to choose and master your software.
• Basics of audio recording and editing: Capturing high-quality sounds and understanding the essentials of tracks and timelines.
• Creating your first beat: Learning rhythm, melody, and basic arrangement techniques.
• Sound design fundamentals: Understanding virtual instruments, synthesizers, and drum machines.
• Introduction to music theory for producers: Chords, scales, and structure made simple.
For Intermediate Producers:
• Advanced recording techniques: Working with vocals, live instruments, and multi-track sessions.
• Mixing essentials: Balancing levels, EQ, compression, reverb, and other key tools for a polished sound.
• Exploring sound design: Crafting unique sounds using synthesis and sampling.
• Arranging and structuring tracks: Building dynamic and engaging songs across different genres.
For Advanced Producers:
• Mastering tracks: Techniques to prepare your music for streaming, radio, or live performance.
• Advanced sound design: Layering sounds and creating custom presets for professional-quality production.
• Mixing for different genres: Tailoring your mixes to specific styles like electronic, hip-hop, rock, or cinematic music.
• Music business essentials: Tips for releasing your music, collaborating, and building a career as a music producer.

Extra information

Requirements:
• A computer with any DAW (free and paid options will be discussed).
• Headphones or studio monitors.
• Passion for music and creativity—no prior experience needed!

Location

Online from Spain

About Me

🎛️ About Me:
I am a passionate music and audio production professional with more than 25 of experience in the industry. Throughout my career, I’ve worked on projects ranging from creating professional tracks and mixes to composing for film, videogames and live events. My mission is to share my expertise and help you turn your creative ideas into high-quality productions, no matter your current skill level.

🎶 My Teaching Approach:
I believe that music and audio production is both an art and a skill that anyone can master with the right guidance. My teaching style is hands-on, personalized, and approachable, ensuring that every student—whether a beginner or an experienced creator—feels empowered to grow. I focus on breaking down complex concepts into simple, actionable steps so you can see immediate progress in your work.

🎓 Why Learn From Me?
• Real-World Experience: My lessons are based on practical, real-world applications.
• Comprehensive Skillset: From recording and editing to mixing, mastering, and sound design, I’ll guide you through every stage of the production process.
• Adaptable to Your Goals: Whether you want to produce your first track, improve your mixing skills, or prepare audio for professional release, I’ll help you achieve your specific objectives.
• Passion for Teaching: I’m not just here to teach techniques—I’m here to inspire creativity and confidence, and to help you develop your own unique style.

🌟 Let’s Work Together:
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to take your skills to the next level, I’m here to help you unlock your full potential in music and audio production. Let’s create something amazing together!

Education

PhD in Music for Films, MA in Film Scoring, MA in Music creation and Preforming, MA in Orchestral Conducting, BA in Music Education, BA (Hons) in Audio Engineering

Experience / Qualifications

More than 25 years as a composer, music producer, sound designer, orchestrator/arranger for films, TV series, Theatre and Video Games

Age

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

30 minutes

45 minutes

60 minutes

90 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Spanish

Skills

Sound (music)

Computer generated music

Audio production

Availability of a typical week

(GMT -04:00)

New York

Online via webcam

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

00-04

04-08

08-12

12-16

16-20

20-24

Audio Production, record, edit, mix for music, podcast, film...

58 £ /h

Overview:
This course is a comprehensive guide to the world of audio production, tailored for learners of all levels. Whether you’re just starting or looking to refine advanced skills, you’ll master the tools and techniques to record, edit, mix, and optimize audio for various applications, including music, podcasts, film, and more. Dive into the art and science of audio production and build a professional foundation to create outstanding sound.

What Will You Learn?
• For Beginners:
• Understanding the basics of audio: Sound waves, frequency, amplitude, and the principles of audio recording.
• Introduction to audio production software (DAWs): Choosing and navigating platforms like Pro Tools, Audacity, or Adobe Audition.
• Recording essentials: Setting up a home studio, using microphones, and capturing high-quality audio.
• Editing fundamentals: Trimming, crossfades, and noise reduction to clean up recordings.
• Basic mixing: Introduction to EQ, panning, volume balancing, and adding effects like reverb and delay.
• For Intermediate Producers:
• Advanced audio recording techniques: Working with multi-track sessions, layering, and mic placement for instruments and vocals.
• Advanced editing workflows: Automations, pitch correction, and dynamic audio cleanup.
• Intermediate mixing: Creating space in a mix using compression, stereo imaging, and frequency balance.
• Sound design: Crafting custom effects and designing audio for specific purposes like video or podcasts.
• For Advanced Producers:
• Mastering audio: Preparing your audio for distribution across platforms with techniques like limiting and loudness normalization.
• Mixing for specific contexts: Film, radio, podcasts, audiobooks, or live sound engineering.
• Surround sound and spatial audio production: Understanding formats like 5.1, 7.1, and Dolby Atmos.
• Audio restoration: Using advanced tools to repair damaged or noisy audio.
• Professional workflows: Efficient organization, project management, and delivering industry-standard audio.

App

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< Learning Piano is not merely about playing the piano >

Before starting to learn the piano, it’s essential to recognize that :

'' What we are actually learning is "Music", but not only "Piano". ''

The goal of learning any instrument is to acquire the language of music, enabling us to express ourselves and enjoy music with others. Playing the piano is for creating beautiful sounds, not really for developing finger speed or strength. That’s the function of gym.

< Music is like cooking >

When we cook, to make roast beef tender, of course, it’s nice to have a tender heart, but without knowing how to control the temperature, the roast beef won’t become tender merely by our tender heart.

By only adding salt, the dish won’t be sweet. Similarly, simply playing or writing a C major triad chord won’t convey a sorrowful feeling.

To create the feeling we want, no matter how much sentiment we have in our hearts, to convey it via music, it needs to be translated into the language which the piano can understand, which means, how we press and lift the keys and pedals. Similarly, when we compose, it needs to be transferred into chords, and notes we write.

< Difference between an audience and a musician >

There is a common belief that a musician can make music with sentiment or feeling. While it’s partially true, the most essential thing is knowing ‘’How’’ to create the sound that conveys the feeling we want, rather than merely knowing ‘’What’' feeling we want to convey.

The understanding of the mechanism behind music is essential, as cooking, and that is the difference between an audience and a musician. As an audience, one can simply feel the music. Like a chief who knows how to create a specific flavor to convey, a musician knows how to create the sound which can convey the feeling we want. While knowing which feeling we want is great, it’s merely the first step. Your emotions are not too different from Chopin, Beethoven, Adele or Taylor Swift, otherwise, they can’t resonate with you. But they know how to create the sound that conveys the feeling they want to their audience.

< Course Content >

I consider my course to be a form of "Music Consultation" because it contains a wide range of subjects that are essential to a professional musician. While we focus on piano playing, there are also music theory, music history, instrument construction, ergonomics for performers, analysis of composer styles, composition, arrangement, recording, MIDI, computer music, the physics of sound, and more.
In avoid of confusion, let’s still call my course as "Piano Course”.

< Duration >

For each course, I will reserve at least 70 minutes in my schedule for you, including 60 minutes of class time and an additional 10 minutes for discussion and any questions you may have. This will ensure that your courses are not rushed by the next student. This ensures that there is enough time for you to solve your piano and music problems.

< Recording >

I highly encourage my students to record their progress. This can provide an objective standard for comparison and help you analyze your playing precisely. In my nine years of experience teaching music, I've found many students, including those advanced, already play certain sections very well, while other sections may not be not well enough. But they still try to improving those fine sections, while not aware of those weak sections.
Without an objective reference, it’s hard to distribute our effort precisely. This can lead to not only unstable performance, but also practicing without a precise goal can easily reduce enthusiasm. Recording your results and comparing them with those recordings you like on YouTube or Spotify can be an effective way to analyze your playing and set precise goals.

If you have a digital piano, I can help you produce a video of your performance for each session. This can be a tangible record of your efforts and you can share it with your friends and family via YouTube or other platforms.

Jun

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The most important points on which I focus are:
-Pleasure / choose what the student wants
- Cultivate self-confidence
Progress and positive development

Some things I can teach you:
- how you can play (better / easier) in orchestras
-how you can practice at home in a pleasant and effective way
-how to apply your musicality
-how to play together more easily

Questions or enthusiastic? Feel free to send me a message.

Evelyn

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Graduated Argentine musician (National Arts University, Buenos Aires) offers personalized MAO (computer-assisted music) courses for all levels and ages. Method adapted to the student's interests. More than 10 years of experience in teaching music. Course: Spanish, English, French

Elena

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Hello!

Being a singer and a singing teacher, many many times I have found myself in the situation of having to work on ear training, or solfège, or music theory... or all the above listed!
Approaching music and having no clue of these elements can totally be intimidating and off-putting, but with the right guidance and the correct practice, I’m sure you will learn in no time! I want to prove to you that building this basic knowledge can be easy, accessible, and not heavy at all.
My program is not fixed: I’ll build it on your specific needs, whether they are preparing an exam, curiosity, or getting better at pitch matching... we will discuss it together. I have many books and materials, and I honestly prefer to draw blackboards by myself a lot of times. Unless you want to, I won’t ask you to buy any material, so the only cost that you will have to sustain is for the time of the class.

Brent

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Do you want to explore the world of (electronic) music production or take your skills to the next level? Whether you're a complete beginner or already have some experience, I can help you elevate your music production to new heights!

What I offer:
🎧 Music Theory & Sound Design: Discover how to create catchy melodies, harmonies, and rhythms. Learn sound design techniques, music theory, and tips & tricks to develop your own unique sound.
🎛️ FL Studio Expertise: Master the ins and outs of FL Studio (Fruity Loops) – from the basics to advanced techniques (VSTs, creating melodies, writing drum patterns, mixing, mastering, and more).
🎶 Work with Your DAW: Do you use a different program like Ableton Live, Logic Pro, or Cubase? No problem! I adapt to your preferred software.
🎹 Practical & Accessible: No prior knowledge required! Everyone is welcome, whether you want to produce house, rap, techno, pop, or any other genre.

About the lessons:
- Personalized Guidance: Lessons are tailored to your needs and skill level.
Online and In-Person Options: Flexibility to choose the format that suits you best.
- Use of Professional Tools: You'll learn to work with professional tools, ensuring your tracks sound polished and ready for release.

What you need:
- A laptop/computer.
- Motivation to bring your musical vision to life!

Who am I?
Hey, I’m Brent! With over 8 years of experience in music production and a degree to back it up, I produce music under the name Pai Napple. You can find my tracks on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and more. I’ve garnered millions of streams and collaborated with well-known artists. My main genres are rap, pop, R&B, and EDM. I also sell music to other artists and for TV and film.

Interested?
Ready to start? Send me a message to learn more or book a lesson directly. Let’s kickstart your musical journey together! 🎶

Yaqoub

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Start your journey with the oud from scratch to professionalism!
✨ The course includes:
• Learn the basics of the oud
Eastern scales
• Badminton exercises and correct technique
• Learn to play songs
• Step-by-step practical training
📚 Course details:
• 10 in-person or online sessions
• Session duration: one and a half hours
• Two sessions per week
• Suitable for beginners and professionals
🎶 Develop your musical skills and start playing with confidence with professional training and continuous support. 🎼 Start your oud journey from beginner to professional! ✨ The course includes: • Learning the fundamentals of the oud • Eastern maqams (musical modes) • Plectrum exercises and proper technique • Learning to play songs • Step-by-step practical training 📚 Course details: • 10 online sessions • Session duration: 1.5 hours • Two sessions per week • Suitable for beginners and professionals 🎶 Develop your musical skills and start playing with confidence with professional training and continuous support

Anželika

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I offer individual music theory and piano lessons tailored to your level, goals, and musical interests. Whether you are a complete beginner, a music student preparing for exams, or simply want to understand music better, we can build the lessons around what you need.
Music theory lessons can include notation, harmony, rhythm, ear training, analysis, sight-reading, and general musicianship. Piano lessons can focus on technique, repertoire, sight-reading, and developing a stronger understanding of the music you play.
I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Musicology and have professional experience teaching music theory. I am currently studying Sonology at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, with a focus on sound, electronic and contemporary music.

Fiorella

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Have you always wanted to learn the flute, improve your technique, or take your playing to the next level? My online flute classes are designed for students of all ages and abilities — from complete beginners to advanced players.

Whether you are picking up a flute for the first time or looking to refine your skills, I will guide you step by step in a supportive and enjoyable learning environment. Lessons are personalised to your level, goals, and musical interests.

🎵 Beginners: Learn the fundamentals, correct posture, breathing, embouchure, finger technique, reading music, and your first songs.

🎼 Intermediate students: Develop tone, intonation, articulation, scales, musical expression, and confidence while expanding your repertoire.

🌟 Advanced students: Work on advanced technique, interpretation, performance skills, challenging repertoire, and preparation for exams, auditions, or performances.

Lessons are held online, making it easy and convenient to learn from the comfort of your own home.

Whether your goal is to play for pleasure, build confidence, prepare for an exam, or become a stronger performer, I’m here to help you progress and enjoy your

Xicotencatl

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Sax to Songs: The Beginner’s Jumpstart

Get over the technique hurdle, bridge your favorite pop and rap hooks to the horn, and start playing real music from day one!

Class Overview

Sax to Songs is designed for absolute beginners and rusty starters who want to skip the tedious technical drills and focus on what actually matters: playing songs you love.

In this supportive and fun class, we demystify the basics just enough to get you making great sounds, and then immediately apply them to real-world tunes. Whether your favorite music is chart-topping pop, heavy-hitting rap beats, smooth R&B, or classic soul, you’ll learn the shortcuts to sounding great without getting bogged down in theory.

The Secret Melody: From Beats to Ballads

Love rap and modern pop? Your favorite tracks are already built on incredible hooks and vocal lines. In this class, we show you that a saxophone doesn't play "old-fashioned" music—it functions just like a vocal lead or a catchy synth drop in your favorite modern songs.

The way I see it: If you can hum it, you can play it.

I’ll teach you how to translate the infectious energy of pop and hip-hop phrasing, to name a few genres, into smooth, expressive melodic playing that commands the room.

What You Will Learn

The 5-Minute Setup: Quick tricks for putting your horn together, managing your reed, and getting a confident tone instantly.

Essential Finger Shortcuts: Master the core notes you actually need to play hundreds of popular songs and catchy hooks.

Rhythm & Groove: How to play with feel and make the notes swing, rock, or lock into a modern beat rather than sound like a robot.

Play-Along Mastery: Build confidence by playing right along with backing tracks, modern loops, and your favorite recordings.

Who This Is For:

Anyone who wants a low-stress, high-reward musical community.

No boring sheet music drills allowed!

Bring your saxophone, an open mind, and get ready to turn your favorite hooks and favorite songs into real music on week one!

Dalibor

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Learn Ableton Live and music production through practical, project-based one-on-one lessons built around the music you actually want to make.

We can work directly on your own tracks, recordings, arrangements or specific problems you want to solve. Depending on your level and goals, lessons can cover Ableton Live workflow, MIDI and audio editing, recording, synthesis, sampling, sound design, arrangement, mixing, effects, automation and developing a track from an initial idea to a finished piece of music.

As a professional composer with a Master's degree in Composition and seven years of teaching experience, I can also help with composition, harmony, melody, rhythm, orchestration and music theory whenever these are useful to your production.

I teach complete beginners as well as experienced producers who want to improve their workflow, develop their musical ideas, solve technical problems or receive detailed professional feedback on their work.

There is no rigid curriculum. We identify what you want to achieve and build the lessons around your projects and goals.

Sara

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This workshop is designed for people who are intrigued by Electronic Music at beginner’s level.

The contents and approach of this Workshop are, overall, not too technical yet, and rather more directed to enlighten curious learners about the potential career opportunities in the music scene. If you are considering following your dream of becoming an electronic music artist, but are not sure how to start, this Workshop is for you!

Divided in 3 sessions, it proposes a raw and honest dive into the key factors
and tools to consider when contemplating an artistic career in the electronic music scene.

It starts by making a recap on Electronic music’s history, the main agents in the scene, and the importance of the various roles within this ecosystem.

Chapter 1 (first session) also oversees the main differences between a DJ, a Music Producer and a Live act performer, their distinct practices,
examples of the gear they use, and the unique daily dynamics they face.

In the second chapter (session 2), it zooms in on what is needed to get started in Music Production
(beginner level). Besides some tools and relevant concepts on this matter, session 2 will explore a DAW (music production software), and go through the basics of how to use it to start
the first song.

If the session is provided IRL, some electronic music machines will be available onsite to touch, to play and to
record using Ableton Live Suite 11.
The public will be invited to touch the mixer and get a feeling of what each button does; will have the chance to interact with the machines, eventually record their own composition, and
understand how to start a basic structure of a song on Ableton.

In case session 2 is provided URL, students may use their own gear at home in case they have it; if not, they can simply follow the flow as we do some exercises sharing the screen live.

We will not dive too deep into mixing techniques here yet, nor will we finish the workshop with everything figured out - which would be confusing for beginner level. We will rather explain, in a nutshel what it means to be an artist in this scene, how to start making music, and which tools exist.

The Workshop finishes on session 3 with a few exercises and practical tools, but also an uplifting reflection, meant to empower the visitor pursue their own path:
“Which one of these activities resonates more with my unique personality?"
"Now that I have a clue on the work that each one of them imply, which one is the best for me to step forward, and eventually kickstart my own career?"
"How can I positively contribute to this
ecosystem, and creatively feed into it?”
"What should I buy in order to start my own, personal music path?"

If you’re fond of electronic music, and willing to contribute to it - but not sure where to start from -, this Introduction to Electronic Music Workshop is for you.
Everyone is welcome.

Women (cis and non-cis), FLINTA and LGBTQA+ individuals are particularly encouraged to join.

Expect an informal, safe environment where playfulness and vulnerability are cherished, where community exchange and collective learning make space for
fun and growth.

Antonio

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Contemporary Composition & Orchestration
For conservatory students, composers preparing portfolios, and musicians interested in contemporary techniques, instrumentation and compositional advice.

Max/MSP & Electronic Music
Learn how to use Max/MSP, DAW's and other computer softwares to create electronic music

Sibelius, Notation & Score Preparation
For composers and arrangers needing help with advanced engraving, parts, and contemporary notation.

Lucía

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The classes are tailored to each individual: we can start from scratch, delve deeper into a specific tool, or work directly on a project you're already developing. The idea is for you to be able to use these tools practically to develop your own musical and sound projects.

We can work on, among other things:

- Max MSP and Max for Live (from scratch, audio synthesis and processing, Max for Live, patch design and programming, Works and Sets Live Electronics, patch design and programming, communication between Max and other programs, etc.)

- Audio and production (Audio editing and processing, Pro Tools, Reaper, Logic Pro)

- Spatialization (Ambisonics, Specialization, multichannel diffusion, multichannel audio, spatialization system design in Max MSP, etc.)

- Musical language and theory (Musical language, harmony and analysis, rhythm and structure, and musical theory applied to electronic music)

The classes are primarily online and can be in Spanish or English.

No prior knowledge of programming or music theory is necessary. If you already have experience, we can start directly from your own projects and delve deeper into what you want to develop.

Brendan

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Level up your music production skills fast. I've been making electronic music in Ableton for over 10 years, and have released with US-based labels and DJ'ed at festivals and clubs across the US. I trained at Clive Davis instutute at NYU, Berklee School of Music, and I will gladly pass along my knowledge and techniques to you. I've taught one-on-one lessons for years, it's always a lot of fun, and I tailor lessons to my students' skill level and goals. Whether you're a beginner or intermediate music artist looking to level up a certain area, I can help.

Common lesson topics include:
Intro to Ableton
Sample-based music production
Sound design (bass, house, club music, etc)
Mixing Fundamentals

María

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My approach as your violin and/or viola guide might be a little different than you would expect. I want to invite you on a journey of playfulness and free improvisation guided by moments of joy. I don’t believe in right or wrong when it comes to sound as I am convinced that everyone has their own unique sound. In our lessons I want to help you discover how YOU sound, even before we start talking about notes and music pieces. When it comes to playing existing music, we will work with any music that you love, transcribed to your level. I find joy in creating a safe and transformative space for you to explore your creativity and develop a true passion for your instrument.